Thanks, Mari, Bizi and Donna, for your encouragement.

I am sort of shell-shocked because depression usually causes me to gain - because i comfort eat. in fact mostly what i am doing for now, is just trying to really limit the extent to which i give into the wanting-to-eat-when-not-hungry. i pretty much feel like always macking on something, just for the sensation of it. for instance, i haven't cracked open the new bag of peanuts, because i know i would just go at them too much.

the nice thing is that Zoloft tends to reduce my appetite a little, especially with dose increases. that helps because i feel full quickly - a feeling which i dislike.

assuming my current weight is stable, i am 15lb down, with 15 more lbs to lose, to reach my pre-Zyprexa max-weight!

~ waves ~